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Geoscience Data Repositories in ALASKA

Alaska Geologic Materials Center
State of Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys 18205 Fish Hatchery Road P.O. Box 772805 Eagle River, AK 99577-2805 Contact: Dr. John Reeder, Geologist and Curator 907/696-0079 907/696-0078 (FAX) Data Center Staff Size: 1, with dozens of volunteers Type of Repository: Public - Federal, State/Local Data Access Fee: None Catalog and Index Type: paper, digital Data Delivery Media: paper, mail out Quantity of Holdings: feet of core and cuttings: 9,332,000 other: feet of diamond-drilled hard rock mineral core: 95,000 Geographic Areas of Holdings, by type and media: Velocity, VSP (paper) - Alaska Well Logs (paper) - Alaska Lithology Logs (paper) - Alaska Cores Alaska Cuttings Alaska Paleo Reports/Samples Alaska Base Maps (paper) - Alaska Geochemical Data (paper) - Alaska Paleontological Collections Alaska Rock and Mineral Specimens Alaska Thin Sections Alaska VR, Kerogen slides Alaska Comments: The Alaska Geologic Materials Center (GMC) consists of a rock collection that was derived from Federal, State, and private lands of Alaska, including the Alaska outer continental shelf. The collection includes rock materials from over 1,130 oil and gas exploratory and/or production wells, rock core from over 774 exploratory hard-rock mineral holes, and surface samples. The collection also includes extensive geochemical data, petrographic thin sections, and paleontological glass slides derived from this rock. The GMC is operated by the State of Alaska, Department of Natural Resources, Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys. The GMC cooperating government agencies are the U.S. Bureau of Land Management, USGS, U.S. Minerals Management Service, and Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission. The basic concept of the GMC is to be an archive facility for all worthwhile rock samples collected in the State of Alaska and collected on the Alaska outer continental shelf. The biggest user of the GMC is industry. The GMC has a monthly report that is mailed to anyone free upon request.
Bureau of Land Management - Alaska
U.S. Bureau of Land Management 6881 Abbott Loop Road Anchorage, AK 99507 Contact: Art Banet, Geologist 907/267-1444 907/267-1444 (FAX) Data Center Staff Size: 4 Type of Repository: Public - Federal Data Delivery Media: paper Quantity of Holdings: line miles of seismic 2-D: 16,000 well logs: 100 Geographic Areas of Holdings, by type and media: 2-D Seismic Reflection (paper) - Alaska Potential Fields Alaska Velocity, VSP Alaska Well Logs (paper) - Alaska Lithology Logs (paper) - Alaska Drilling/Completion Data (paper) - Alaska Drill Stem and Other Test Data (paper) - Alaska Field Studies (paper) - Alaska Reserve Studies (paper) - Alaska Comments: Most material is publicly available. However, providing copies and reprints, etc. is not our main focus. We can accommodate as time and personnel permit.
Alaska Outer Continental Shelf Region
U.S. Minerals Management Service 936 East 36th Avenue Anchorage, AK 99517 Contact: John Larson, Frank Neary, Richard Pomeroy, Jerry Shearer 907/271-6000 907/265-6565 (FAX) Data Center Staff Size: 4 Type of Repository: Public - Federal Data Access Fee: Often free, some copy charges Catalog and Index Type: paper, digital, CD-ROM, fiche Data Delivery Media: paper, CD-ROM, on-line, mail out Quantity of Holdings: line miles of seismic 2-D: all OCS shot lots square miles of seismic 3-D: some well logs: all OCS wells drilled Center Services Provided: core/sample services, core analysis, thin section, geochemistry, scanning/digitizing, paleo picks, petrography, staff research, interpretation, data packages, bibliographic searches Geographic Areas of Holdings, by type and media: Seismic Refraction (paper, digital) - Alaska 2-D Seismic Reflection (paper, digital) - Alaska 3-D Seismic Reflection (paper, digital) - Alaska Potential Fields (paper, digital) - Alaska Velocity, VSP (paper, digital) - Alaska Well Logs (paper, digital, film) - Alaska Lithology Logs (paper) - Alaska Cores (paper) - Alaska Paleo Reports/Samples (paper) - Alaska Drilling Completion Data (paper) - Alaska Scout Data/Strat Tops (paper) - Alaska Drill Stem and Other Test Data (paper) - Alaska Production Data (paper) - Alaska Field Studies (paper) - Alaska Reserve Studies (paper) - Alaska Base Maps Alaska Digital Well Spots Alaska Lease Ownership Maps Alaska Topographic Maps Alaska Geologic Maps (Surface) Alaska Subsurface Maps Alaska Aerial/Satellite Imagery Alaska Geochemical Data Alaska Paleontological Collections Alaska Rock and Mineral Specimens Alaska Thin Sections Alaska Comments: As required by OCS Lands Act and CFR 250-254. After release of once proprietary data, much goes to archives or State of Alaska Geologic Materials Center.
Earth Science Collections
University of Alaska Museum 907 Yukon Drive P.O. Box 756960 Fairbanks, AK 99775-6960 Contact: Dr. Roland Gangloff, Curator and Associate Professor 907/474-7862 907/474-5469 (FAX) ffrag@aurora.alaska.edu Data Center Staff Size: 1.5 full-time employees Type of Repository: Public - Academic Catalog and Index Type: paper, digital Data Retrieval: access database queries Data Delivery Media: paper, on-line (limited at present), mail out, e-mail file transfer Quantity of Holdings: feet of core: 1,000 Center Services Provided: thin section, geochemistry, scanning/digitizing, paleo picks, petrography, staff research, interpretation, bibliographic searches Geographic Areas of Holdings, by type and media: Well Logs (paper) - Alaska Lithology Logs (paper) - Alaska Cores Alaska Cuttings Alaska Paleo Reports/Samples (paper) - Alaska Field Studies (paper) - Alaska Topographic Maps (paper, film) - Alaska Geologic Maps (Surface) (paper, film) - Alaska, International Aerial/Satellite Imagery (paper) - Alaska Paleontological Collections Alaska, International Rock and Mineral Specimens Pacific Onshore, Alaska, International Thin Sections Alaska, International Other: Frozen Tissues Alaska Comments: The bulk of our holdings are in curated research and natural-history collections. Some of the services provided are in-house, while others are conveniently on-campus at analytical instrument centers, where work can be contracted.
Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission
State of Alaska 3001 Porcupine Drive Anchorage, AK 99501 Contact: Robert P. Crandall, Senior Petroleum Geologist 907/279-1433 907/276-7542 (FAX) bob_crandall@admin.state.ak.us Data Center Staff Size: 21 Type of Repository: Public - State/Local Catalog and Index Type: paper, digital, film, fiche Data Retrieval: off-line Data Delivery Media: paper, on-line, tape, film, fiche Quantity of Holdings: well logs: 4,500 wells with log suites feet of core: maintained at the State of Alaska Geologic Materials Center scout tickets: 5,000 Center Services Provided: core analysis, geochemistry, tape transcription, staff research Geographic Areas of Holdings, by type and media: Well Logs (digital, film, microfiche) - Alaska Lithology Logs (paper, digital, film, microfiche) - Alaska Paleo Reports/Samples (paper, film, microfiche) - Alaska Drilling/Completion Data (paper, film, microfiche) - Alaska Scout Data/Strat Tops (paper, film, microfiche) - Alaska Drill Stem and Other Test Data (paper, film, microfiche) - Alaska Production Data (paper, digital, film, microfiche) - Alaska Other Drill Holes (paper, digital, film, microfiche) - Alaska Field Studies (paper, film, microfiche) - Alaska Reserve Studies (paper, film, microfiche) - Alaska Base Maps (paper, digital) - Alaska Digital Well Spots (paper, digital) - Alaska Subsurface Maps (paper, digital) - Alaska
Division of Oil and Gas
State of Alaska 3601 C Street, Suite 1380 Anchorage, AK 99503 Contact: Jim Hansen, Chief Geophysicist 907/269-8804 907/562-3852 (FAX) jjh@dnr.state.ak.us http://dnr.state.ak.us/oil/ Data Center Staff Size: 6 Type of Repository: Public - State/Local Data Retrieval: off-line Geographic Areas of Holdings, by type and media: Production Data (paper) - Alaska Field Studies (paper) - Alaska Reserve Studies (paper) - Alaska Base Maps (paper) - Alaska Digital Well Spots (paper) - Alaska Lease Ownership Maps (paper) - Alaska Comments: Division of Oil and Gas Publications.
Technical Data Unit
U.S. Geological Survey Alaska Science Center 4200 University Drive Anchorage, AK 99508-4667 Contact: Jill L. Schneider, Geologist 907/786-7457 907/786-7401 (FAX) jschnidr@usgs.gov Data Center Staff Size: 1 Type of Repository: Public - Federal Data Access Fee: None Catalog and Index Type: digital Data delivery media: paper and digital Geographic Areas of Holdings, by type and media: Paleo Reports Alaska Base Maps (paper) - Alaska Geologic Maps (Surface) Alaska Thin Sections - Alaska Field Notebooks (paper, film) - Alaska Comments: The Technical Data Unit is a geologic archive of original materials created by USGS personnel during field investigations in Alaska; the collection dates from 1891 and is still developing. Materials include field notebooks, station location maps, geologic compilations, paleontology reports, station location maps, field compilations, paleontology reports, thin sections, and a reference collection of USGS publications on Alaska. Access is by appointment only. Materials can be sent to another USGS center for access by people not in Alaska. Materials can be copied by arrangement with a reproduction service.

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